Beitunia (Arabic: بيتونيا) also Bitunya is a Palestinian town located three kilometers west of Ramallah and 14 kilometers north of East Jerusalem city. The town is in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate in the central West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of approximately 13,300 in mid-year 2006,[1] making it the third largest locality in its governorate.
Beitunia's land area consists of 26,174 dunams of which 3,362 is built-up area. The Israeli West Bank barrier separates Beitunia's urban area from 66% of the town's lands, however most of the cut-off territory (Seam Zone) is made-up of forest and open spaces making it prime agricultural and grazing land.[2]
Separation Barrier
Hussein Mahmoud 'Awad 'Alian (17 years old) was killed by IDF gunfire on 16 April 2004 during demonstrations against the barrier.[3]
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